athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be erected; to be built
composite; combined; complex
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
study; diligence; discount; reduction
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
elementary, junior high and high school
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
home area; home town; local
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
entreaty; supplication; petition
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
the other day; lately; recently
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
overall victory; championship
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move